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Dodgers signed RHP Ryan Tucker to a minor league contract.

Tucker made five appearances with the Rangers in 2011, but spent the majority of the year with Triple-A Round Rock, posting a 5.40 ERA and 64/31 K/BB ratio over 68 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander is unlikely to secure a roster spot during spring training. Tue, Dec 13, 2011 06:18:00 PM

Rangers released RHP Ryan Tucker.

He was cleared to make room for Mark Hamburger on the 40-man roster. Tucker had a brief stint with the Rangers earlier this season, but spent the majority of the year with Triple-A Round Rock, posting a 5.40 ERA and 64/31 K/BB ratio over 68 1/3 innings. Tue, Aug 30, 2011 04:53:00 PM

Rangers optioned RHP Ryan Tucker to Triple-A Round Rock.

Tucker spent close to three weeks in the majors, posting a 7.20 ERA and 2.00 WHIP in five relief appearances. He will head back to the Round Rock bullpen. Wed, May 18, 2011 04:49:00 PM

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He was cleared to make room for Mark Hamburger on the 40-man roster. Tucker had a brief stint with the Rangers earlier this season, but spent the majority of the year with Triple-A Round Rock, posting a 5.40 ERA and 64/31 K/BB ratio over 68 1/3 innings.

Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Rangers are calling up right-hander Ryan Tucker from Triple-A Round Rock.

Tucker, 24, hasn't appeared in the big leagues since 2004 as a member of the Marlins. He has a 4.09 ERA and 10/3 K/BB ratio over his first 11 innings with the Express this season. It's not clear what the corresponding roster move will be, but it's worth noting that Darren O'Day has been dealing with some hip soreness recently.

Tucker, 23, registered a lousy 6.15 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and 19/17 K/BB ratio in 33 2/3 innings this season at the Triple-A level. He was selected in the first round of the 2005 draft, but simply hasn't put it together.

Part of Florida's first cuts of the spring, Tucker allowed two runs over two innings of exhibition action. The 23-year-old recently revealed that he is suffering from Raynaud's disease -- a condition that causes the hands to feel numb in response to cold conditions or stress. The former 2005 first-round pick of the club will likely spend the 2010 season in the minors.

Raynaud's disease is a condition that causes the hands to feel numb in response to cold conditions or stress. "I have quite an issue when it comes to the cold," said Tucker, who admitted he's struggled when temperatures dipped into the 50s. The 2005 first-round pick has a career minor league ERA of 3.88 in five seasons and should stay at Triple-A New Orleans for most of this coming season.

The Marlins' 2005 first-round pick, Tucker has a promising future if he can hone his control. He walked eight batters in 4 1/3 innings this spring. Tucker will open the season in New Orleans' rotation, but the Marlins have toyed with the idea of switching him to relief.

Tucker pitched out of the pen for Carolina after his demotion from the majors in July and was quite effective, amassing a 2.14 ERA in 21 innings. No one should be giving up on him as a starter just yet, but he is one of the possibilities to turn into Florida's long-term closer. He'll be in the pen for the rest of this month.

Tucker spent six weeks with the Marlins during his first taste of the big leagues, posting an 8.39 ERA in 34 1/3 innings split between the rotation and bullpen. He remains a good long-term bet, but the 21-year-old struggled to throw strikes and had trouble keeping the ball in the ballpark. Justin Miller is expected to replace him on the roster prior to Thursday's game.

Manger Dave Roberts told reports that Kershaw "felt good" after the bullpen, although he added that it was more about how he felt physically than his execution. The star southpaw will next throw a simulated game on Saturday assuming there are no setbacks from the bullpen, and then he'll likely make 1-2 rehab starts before rejoining the Dodgers' rotation at some point in early June.

Hill also threw a bullpen session on Tuesday, and he told reporters he touched 92 mph with his fastball in his latest bullpen session on Wednesday. Hill is still wearing a band-aid over his left middle finger -- something he isn't legally allowed to do -- and he still projects to come back to the Los Angeles rotation at some point in the middle of June.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) will be sidelined until the second half of the season.

Ryu was placed on the disabled list Thursday afternoon after suffering a significant left groin strain in the second inning of his start Wednesday night against the Diamondbacks. He actually tore the muscle completely off the bone. It's awful news for the Dodgers, as Ryu was 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA and 0.88 WHIP through 29 2/3 innings (six starts) this season. Walker Buehler is now locked into a rotation spot in Los Angeles, probably until he reaches his innings limit.

Julio Urias said Friday that he will be cleared to begin throwing off of a mound "in the near future".

It's a good sign that the prized left-hander is making progress in his recovery from surgery to repair the anterior capsule in his left shoulder. The Dodgers remain hopeful that he'll be able to contribute at some point during the 2018 regular season. While he's still a tremendous option in keeper and dynasty formats, he likely won't provide enough production to be worth the stash in redraft leagues this year.

Koehler was placed on the disabled list in March after suffering an anterior capsule strain in his right shoulder. The right-hander will head to Camelback Ranch in Arizona on Friday to start the program. There's still no ETA on when Koehler will return to the Dodgers, but because he's on the 60-day disabled list, he won't be able to return until June at the earliest.